• Microwave Cooking: Raytheon's discovery of microwave cooking in 1945 was initially an accident, but its

development, like so many others, can be credited to Percy Spencer.

• In 1947, Raytheon demonstrated the world's first microwave oven and called it a "Radarange," the winning

name in an employee contest.

• Guided Missiles: In 1948, Raytheon became the first company to develop a missile guidance system that could hit a flying target. Its missiles included Lark, Sparrow air- to-air missile and the Hawk ground-to airmissile.

• NASA Communications Systems: Apollo XI had been sent aloft by a Saturn booster rocket. Raytheon had

designed and manufactured the computer that guided the space vehicle in their historic journey.

• Patriot Missile System: It was the 1991 Persian Gulf War that put Raytheon's Patriot to the real test of